The British team has struggled in recent years and goes in to the new season with its least experienced driver line-up in recent memory -- Spaniard Carlos Sainz will team up with McLaren junior Lando Norris. It fell well short of its pre-season promises of returning to podium contention in 2018, instead labouring to sixth in the championship. That campaign prompted a vast reorganisation of the team's operation by CEO Zak Brown.
The 2019 car will retain the shade of orange associated with team founder Bruce McLaren's original entries in the world championship. After several decades driving in grey or black cars, Brown had the team return to the iconic colours ahead of the 2017 season.